KohrtRacing
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Hey friends, this is basically on the entire undercarriage as well as in the wheel wells, I assume this is something from the factory? Any good ways or tricks to remove all this?
Removal of factory spray?
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KohrtRacing
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Soak it in anything? A putty knife works, but it takes up a lot of dust and is very difficult. There’s gotta be some sort of remover for this.
putty knife and a heat gun is what I use
Punamatic needles works the best. The harbor freight one i have is worth it. Be sure to wear hearing protection.
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Man, there’s so much of it, it’s probably worth the purchase.
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Wire brush and propane torch. Just did a whole car in 2 days.
I like using heat, once its warms, it shaves off like ice cream on a scooper
Runcharger
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I had the best luck taking that stuff off when it is a bit cold actually, like below freezing. You skim it with an air chisel and it comes off in huge chunks.
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Not to hijack, but what is everyone going back with that looks close to oem?
KohrtRacing
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I was working on my sound deafening, heat, defense, rubber junk that was on my floor last year when it was like -5° outside and because it was so cold, it came off in one chunk as opposed to being tar. I was wondering if this was a little bit of the same situation
Resto Rick sells some stuff that if applied correctly looks nice.
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Nothing. It holds moisture. Moisture causes rust. It was an option on my year anyway.
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I have various width scrapers and a propane torch......I keep the scrapers sharp, and round the corners so they don't dig in....... I have a wide one with a nice radius for inside the wheel wells.........goes pretty fast
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That’s what I used. The small one from Harbor Freight. That undercoat was petrified.
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I took mine off with a small propane torch and a 1-1/2" scraper. Sprayed the underside of the car down with Gunk
Foamy Engine Degreaser and let it sit overnight. Next day I pressure washed it all down. Squeeky clean.
Foamy Engine Degreaser and let it sit overnight. Next day I pressure washed it all down. Squeeky clean.
If you just want to remove the old factory undercoating, and replace it with basically the same, RUSFRE works pretty good for the new undercoating. I scrapped my Dart with a propane torch. Then sprayed with RUSFRE. If you are redoing the bottom of the car for paint, ZYZZYX' s method looks like it worked well. The undercoating is just tar, so petroleum based thinners will dispurse it.
RUSFRE available at bodyshop supply stores. Can be sprayed with proper gun, paint brush or roller. Can be thinned 10-15%.
RUSFRE available at bodyshop supply stores. Can be sprayed with proper gun, paint brush or roller. Can be thinned 10-15%.
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Back in the day, I was always scraping off loose sections on my daily drivers. The pockets would catch salt laden road slush and hold it, far worse than having no coating at all.
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I was assuming pampered cars that don’t get driven in snow or rain
icetech
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I tried all the tricks everyone said.... at the end of the day i ended up with a propane torch and putty knife, followed up with a angle grinder and knotted wire wheel... It's just one of those jobs that sucks but have to get through it
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